HIV and the law

Declaration of rights for people living with HIV/AIDS

Fri, 18 Nov 2005 00:50:03 -0800

Full text of the revised Declaration of Rights for People Living with HIV/AIDS, launched at the NAPWA Conference on 19 November.

Progress on criminalisation

Graham Stocks — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:01:13 -0800

Some countries have made significant progress in recent times by reforming laws around HIV transmission and exposure offences, Edwin J Barnard from the UK told people at the conference.

Criminalisation and the sexual transmission of HIV - Policy position – January 2007

Graham Stocks — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:17:02 -0800

NAPWA is the national peak organisation representing people living with HIV/AIDS in Australia. Through leadership in advocacy, policy, education and prevention, NAPWA strives to minimise the adverse personal and social effects of HIV/AIDS.

HIV, Criminal Law and Public Health Forum

Graham Stocks — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 21:43:56 -0700

Criminal prosecutions involving HIV transmission or exposure are becoming more common around the world, including in Australia.

Unlawful intentions

Graham Stocks — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:50:40 -0800

Adrian Ogier tries to makes sense of the HIV criminal cases currently before the courts.

Fiji outlaws HIV discrimination

Graham Stocks — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 19:22:19 -0800

Fiji has made it unlawful to discriminate against people with HIV.

The HIV/AIDS Decree 2011 was adopted by the government this month, winning praise locally and internationally.

Pacific Islands AIDS Foundation legal trainer and policy analyst, Laitia Tamata, says the decree represents years of hard work by many people to give PLHIVPerson (or people) Living with HIV. This term is now preferred over the older PLWHA. a legal avenue to challenge discrimination.

An end to stigma

Graham Stocks — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 15:52:54 -0800

The stigma of HIV is something we can live without. And with your help we can make a start.

We want to hear from all sorts of people, particularly positve women, about what it means to be positive.

AIDS 2010 opens with calls to action on human rights and the hope for a cure

Paul Kidd — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 21:32:36 -0700

The XVIII International AIDS Conference has officially started with an opening session focusing heavily on the need for action on human rights and a call by an Australian researcher for greater focus on the prospect of a cure for HIV.

AIDS 2010: Science and the law in HIV criminalisation

Paul Kidd — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 23:22:35 -0700

The role of science and scientific evidence in HIV criminalisation was highlighted in a pre-conference session at the International AIDS Conference in Vienna, Austria on 18 July.

Fanning HIV fear fosters discrimination

Paul Kidd — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:44:50 -0700

Recent reporting of HIV transmission cases in Australian media has shown the ignorance of many commentators of the comprehensive detail of systems and procedures for management of people who put other sat risk, which in the majority of cases are effective at reducing risks to the community.